at first i thought the shipping was 4.95, but when i went to the purchase screen, i saw "USPS postage is $10.95 for a single order and $14.95 for a multiple unit order." i am so confused. their general shipping page has a tier:UPS SHIPPING CHARGES (48 STATES)UP TO $25.00 -- $4.95$25.01 - $50.00 -- $7.95Over $50.00 --$9.95

so either each jar comes out to be 5.75 or 4.86 depending on your choice. (i totally thought it was 4.25 per jar because of the UPS chart, but i guess this stuff is more expensive to ship than something more lightweight. this website needs to be more clear about their shipping practices. meh) whateves.

i'm thinking the weirdness in shipping difference was because the jars were so heavy.

they're a middleman type of place, so any negative experiences will be the fault of the vendors themselves, since the vendors mail it out to you, and not spencer's.

i got my box o'queso about 10 days after the order, but it was heavy, and they're in texas, so that's fine. the jars were each individually wrapped (and securely packing taped) with bubble wrap they all survived the trip. so-far so-good!

this week's deal is for upton's seitan & tamales. (i've heard amazing things about it. i'm super excited to try it) $30 once all the shipping is added in.

i tried to order 2 sets, but the quantity box kept reverting to 1. it might be an issue with chrome, so if you want more than one, try another browser, and report back. someone on vegan coupons said they ordered 3, so i don't know what's going on there.

and it turns out the vendor doesn't start shipping things out until the deal ends. so that's why there was that window in my report above.

One (1) 8oz. package of Traditional Seitan: For you to season as you please. We like it with soy sauce in a stir-fry.One (1) 8oz. package of Ground Beef-Style Seitan: On pizza, in lasagna, on nachos-it's so versatile.One (1) 8oz. package of Italian Sausage-Style Seitan: Make up some “meatballs” and serve with spaghetti.One (1) 8oz. package of Chorizo-Style Seitan: Slightly spicy, it’s fabulous in chili or tacos!Two (2) 8oz. packages of Limited-Edition Bacon-Style Seitan: BLT anyone? Also great with sautéed veggies.Four (4) 4oz. Tamales: Corn masa tamales stuffed with chorizo style seitan and black beans.

I was all over that seitan deal! I recently ordered kale chips, and...something else I've eaten and can't remember, maybe? The kale chips got a little crushed in shipment, although they were packed really well. I think they just got jostled into crumbs, but they were tasty nonetheless.

_________________"Noooo! Karyn, you have to stop posting old Jensen pics. He looks way too smooth in those pics, like if I touch his face it'll feel like silk or bosoms or something."-mixmaster_moIt's Raining Kale

i had a jostling issue too. (i initially thought something had gotten into the jars before they were sealed, because it was so freaky)

i hadn't opened my jars of queso until a few weeks after receiving it, and pressure had built up in the jars, making the creepiest slow explosion (after the initial rush) i had no idea that could happen. it looked like something was breathing underneath the queso.

i'd love to upload the video, but i'd be afraid of negatively affecting the tates' business. i sent them the video before they told me this can happen in shipping, because i thought it might have been a bad batch, and they were really awesome about it, and sent me another shipment (double wrapped in bubble wrap. heh.) so-far so good, no unusual amount of bubbles, and the lids are nice and concave. (the one jar from the 1st batch that didn't creep me out was tasty.)

I was thisclose to getting the seitan. Then I realized they all had soy in them, and my son is allergic to soy, which is the whole reason I need lots of seitan, so it was useless to me. Back to the crockpot and coconut aminos I guess.

Overall the spencer deals seem pretty decent though. I haven't actually bought any yet, but I did price a few of the deals out and they seem worth it.

_________________I'm not asking for utopian dreams...just a little peace in this world. That's a logical thing. - Deee-Lite

yeah I got an email about this earlier today and decided to snag the seitan deal as well. I had some Upton's when I was in Chicago and it was really good. I hardly ever eat seitan so it will be nice to have some for a change.

_________________"If I were M. de la Viandeviande, I would now write a thirteen page post about how you have to have free will to be vegan, but modern science does not suggest any evidence for free will, therefore it is impossible to be vegan." -mumbles

i'm so sorry for not bumping the thread earlier. it hadn't crossed my mind until i was all done my morning postings at vegancoupons & vegandeals. i'll try to remember to tell you guys as soon as i can next time they offer something kickasparagus. <3

It would make more sense to only require a cold pack when shipping to certain areas. It's 71F here in TX at the moment, and the temperature has gotten up to 80F recently. I know that isn't terribly warm, but if I was ordering perishable items I'd probably want a cold pack.

_________________Again, you are all brilliant and sexy. And I am lavender-laden and secure in my masculinity. - Sir Brancis Facon

It would make more sense to only require a cold pack when shipping to certain areas. It's 71F here in TX at the moment, and the temperature has gotten up to 80F recently. I know that isn't terribly warm, but if I was ordering perishable items I'd probably want a cold pack.

i got these chocolates from a different daily deal site, and it came with some crazy and rather disgusting flavors. (they were so disgusting, i hadn't opened 2 of the bars at all.)so, the 2 bars that i had just opened and tasted were maca love (ehh. okay.) and chocolate maca chunk.(better, but really not my style) and a bar i had leftover and never finished when i opened them months ago was the raw love bar. (it's the closest to a regular chocolate bar of the three, but there's an aftertaste that i can't place. it's possible it's just the unroasted chocolate flavor.) the first 2 have a strange oiliness to them, and it's possible the 3rd does too, but it's been opened for months, so it could have dried out/mellowed.

the maca green bar (which isn't in this package. it had spirulina in it) was... interesting to say the least. but there was a "white chocolate" one that was horrific.

if i remember correctly, the aztec crunch came in my package, and that one was consumed right away. that one was very tasty. (with cacao nibs)

all in all, i wouldn't order it unless you were raw or a health nut. (or curious, like i was)

I am glad there is a review of the chocolate - I was tempted to get some!

Oh their chocolate bars without maca were good, I just hated that ingredient. I checked my email from last year's deal with Daily Gourmet and it was $13 for 6 bars of chocolate. I didn't feel bad about throwing out the yucky ones at that price.

I'm trying to avoid sugar (including agave and coconut sugar) so it's just as well I didn't go for the deal this time.

_________________Again, you are all brilliant and sexy. And I am lavender-laden and secure in my masculinity. - Sir Brancis Facon

today is $14 for 12 fruit bars from that's it. (35 grams each) it's just dehydrated apples and stuff. gluten free, nut free, "sugar" free. (i bet these things would be great for roadtrips. hopefully i'll get my package before i head up to baaahstin.)